Improvement in hose-bridges



UNITED STATES PATENT QEEIcE.

` PATRICK DAILY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND JOHN J.

KEIIOE, OF SAME PLACE.

rIMPROVEMENT IN HOSE-BRIDGES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 112,427, dated March 7, 1871.

To all/whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, PATRICK DAILY, of

I NewYork city, in the coun ty and State of New gines laid across the track when iire occurs near them, which is, at the present time, a cause of great detention to the cars for want of convenient means for passing the cars over successfully.

The invention consists in a pair of short rails, made of wood and metal bars, the wood bars being fitted to lie on the rail of the road, and having a transverse groove in the under Vside to span the hose,\and descending each way on the upper side from the center to a point at each end, said upper sides being strengthened by the metal bars, which short rails are placed on the railsof the wood, one on each, and held by pointspivoted to them on one side for driving in the ground by the side of the rail, also by other points connected by links, calculated to allow them such sweep around the point of connection as to insure the finding of a suitable place between the paving-stones for driving them, so that they will hold the said rails securely in place.

Figure l represents a side elevation of one of the rails composing my improved hosebridge. Fig. 21s a plan view of the same, and

Fig. 3 is a transverse section.

A is a piece of wood about as wide as the rail, three or four feet long, and thick enough in height to contain a transverse groove, B, in the under side,which will span the hose of y a fire-engine when lying on the rail.

The under side is formed in the reverse of the upper side of the rail, as indicated at (l, to be supported properly thereon, and the upper side is tapered down from the center or thereabout each way to a point.

D is a iiat bar of metal applied to the upper side of this bar for strengthening it and preventing the wheels of the car from splitting or broomin g it.` t

E represents a broad spike or point, forming a right-angled projection of a lever, F, pivoted to the bar A on the side which is outermost when in position for use, for driving into the ground by the side of the rail by pounding on the outwardly-bent corner H to hold the said short rail on the rail of the road.

The end G of the lever F is bent outward, to admit of striking upon it with a sledge to withdraw the point.

I is another point on the same side for driving into the ground. It is arranged in vertical guides, and so jointed to its lever F-or the latter may be so jointed to bar A-as to permit the point to work vertically while connected to the said lever, to be used for raising it out of the ground.

On the other side I propose to connect other points, K, preferably of flat form, by one or more links, so that they may have such sweep over the ground as to insure the adjusting of Y them to such places for driving between the paving-stones as will cause the links to be drawn taut. The connections of these points with the links will be swiveled to admit of turning them to any position required. For economy we propose to connect these links to eyebolts M, passing through the bar A, and serving for thepivots of the levers F and F. Any other connection for these points E or I which will admit of drivingthem into the ground and withdrawing them readily may be employed.

This apparatus is veryv simple, light, and cheap, and, having all the holding-points at! tached so that they do not become separated,Y

is very convenient for use, and may be carried on a car without taking up much room or being in any way objectionable.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The improved hose-bridge consisting of a pair of short rails, each composed of the grooved and tapered wood bar A and iron bar t D, and provided with points E or I, connected by levers arranged for withdrawing them, also provided with the points K, connected by links, all substantially as specified.

` PATRICK DAILY. Witnesses:

GEO. W. MABEE, ALEX. F. ROBERTS. 

